While traveling into Tacoma to visit Brian (FS2) I noticed that even though I have a 4+ gallon tank, I was unable to return without filling up again on my return trip home. I was only getting to about 90 miles before my fuel light came on and this happened both times, even when I […]
We’ve gone over throttle control and how important it is in riding, so now let’s talk about steering. You can tell a lot by watching a rider steer, how experienced and comfortable he/she is. Counter steering is confusing to most people and it is also one of the reasons that they ask you if you […]
I’ve been told it is irresponsible to be a motorcycle rider on more than one occasion and my reply is the same every time, “What an ignorant statement!” Most of the time, their comment is based on the fact they don’t ride, are intimidated with riding (even though they secretly wish they could) and/or know […]
When I decided to start out as a novice racer, it was merely an idea, a dream, a desire. However, as things progress, the actual work of getting the bike race ready has basically slapped that foggy dream-like state into full reality. The thought of possibly having a track bike that was almost ready seems […]
Vixens, as riders we tend to start out at a disadvantage, but being female riders I think shows we have “balls” and we definitely do get major credit for that. I believe it takes a certain type of woman to ride, she has to be confident, outgoing and let’s face it the majority of us […]
I was recently reading an article in a magazine that spoke about people that either never smoked or were considered “never smokers” which meant that they had taken a drag on fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lives and their diagnosis of lung cancer, even though they were healthy adults that exercised regularly and ate […]
I know, I know, another blog on throttle control, but I hope in doing this I can stress how important it is in our riding. How it can make a ride enjoyable or really crappy really fast. We have more control than we know when we ride, in fact, we have all the control of […]
A lot can be said about throttle control and how crucial it is in riding and cornering. As riders we have the ability to make it easier, harder, smoother or scarier based on how we control our throttle. I learned from an instructor in an MSF class that you should treat your throttle like “Barry […]
Ever hear “listen to your gut”? Well, maybe we should listen to it more since there is scientific proof that your gut is directly connected to your health. The stomach is a complex organ that houses an independent network of hundred of millions of neurons (more than the spinal cord). It is so complex […]
What an exhausting and exciting show New York was to be a part of! I had heard that New York would be busy, but I had absolutely no idea that it would be so crowded that you couldn’t walk up work your way up an aisle without having to shove your way through. It […]